THE HOT CORNER

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PRO FOOTBALL: Former Chicago Bears LB Nick Kwiatkoski, who played with the Raiders the past two seasons, is set to sign with the Falcons, according to leagueowned NFL media. Kwiatkoski was drafted in 2016 by the Bears and started 22 of his 57 games for Chicago. He did not start in eight appearances last season.

— D. ORLANDO LEDBETTER, AJC

PRO CYCLING: Arnaud Démare

2 beat Caleb Ewan in a photo finish on Thursday to win a second successive Giro d’italia stage. Juan Pedro López kept the leader’s jersey after the race’s sixth leg. It was a seventh Giro stage win for Démare, more than any other Frenchman. López maintained his 39-second advantage over Lennard Kämna. Rein Taaramäe was third, 58 seconds behind.

PRO BASKETBALL: Memphis

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Grizzlies GM Zach Kleiman, 33, has been named the NBA basketball executive of the year, the youngest person ever to win the award. He got 16 of 29 first-place votes. Cleveland president Koby Altman and Chicago executive VP Arturas Karnisovas tied for second.

PRO HOCKEY: Maple Leafs

4 center Auston Matthews, Oilers center Connor Mcdavid and Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin are finalists for the NHL’S MVP award. Matthews was the NHL’S top goal-scorer, with career highs of 60 goals and 46 assists. Mcdavid was the NHL’S top scorer (career highs of 44 goals, 79 assists). Shesterkin had a 2.07 goals-against average and a .935 save percentage.

PRO SOCCER: Liverpool

5 midfielder Fabinho will miss the FA Cup final but could play in the Champions League final May 28, manager Jurgen Klopp said. Fabinho has a hamstring injury suffered in a Tuesday win at Aston Villa . ... Atlético Madrid secured a Champions League spot for a 10th straight season, beating Elche 2-0 in the Spanish league on Wednesday.